Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/teentli
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This Proto-Nahuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Nahuan
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïni-ta, *tïni.
Noun
*teentli
Descendants
- Classical Nahuatl: tēntli (“lip; edge”)
- Highland Puebla Nahuatl: ite̱n (“mouth”)
- Mecayapan Nahuatl: te̱nti (“mouth; edge”)
References
- Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(111) mouth *teen-”